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Election expenses
Under the Act, an election expense is the cost of all goods or services used during the election period to notably promote or oppose directly or indirectly the election of a candidate or that of the candidates of a party.
An election expense:
- is authorized by the official agent of a party or of a candidate;
- is evaluated at its fair market value;
- assigned to one of the following four categories: advertising, goods and services, office rental, or travel and meal expenses.
- is paid by the official agent from an election fund put at his disposal by the official representative.
The Chief Electoral Officer reimburses 50% of the election expenses incurred and paid in accordance with the Act:
- to every candidate declared elected or who obtained at least 15% of the valid votes;
- to every party that obtained at least 1% of the valid votes.
The reimbursable election expenses cannot exceed the limit on election expenses set by the Act. Moreover, in the case of an independent candidate who was not elected, the reimbursement cannot exceed the sum of the amount of the debts resulting from the candidates's election expenses and the amount of the candidate's personal contribution.
Upon reception of the results of voting, the candidates eligible for a reimbursement can benefit from an advance on the reimbursement equal to 35% of the limit on election expenses set by the Act. For parties, the advance is paid solely upon the acceptance, by the Chief Electoral Officer, of an attestation of the estimated amount of the election expenses incurred. This attestation is sent by the official agent of the party.
The reimbursement of election expenses and the advance on the reimbursement are paid by cheque or by transfer of funds to an account held by the official representative.
Advertising expenses
- All advertising expenses must bear proper identification (s. 421):
- Every writing, object or advertising material must mention the name and the title of the official agent along with the name of the printer or manufacturer..
- Every announcement that is published in a newspaper or in any other publication as well as any advertisement on the radio, television or a web site must mention the name and title of the official agent.
- Proof of advertising (full page of newspaper or magazine, badges, brochures, posters, etc.) must accompany the return;
- All written media publicity, electronic media publicity and publicity posted in spaces rented for this purpose are prohibited during the 7 days that follow the day on which the writ is issued (s. 429). Likewise, on polling day advertising in print and electronic media are forbidden.
Candidate's Personal Expenses
A candidate’s personal expenses are related to the candidate himself or his immediate family. They are included in the maximum expenses permitted by law, if the candidate is reimbursed for them by the official agent. Furthermore, they must not include any form of publicity.
